Ball State University

Ball State University is a state-run university in Muncie, Indiana. It also serves as the administrator and campus for The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities, a selective residential program for high school juniors and seniors.

Table of contents

1 History of Ball State 2 Colleges and Departments 3 Athletics 4 Historic Campus Names 5 Campus Facts (As of 2003) 6 Notable Ball State Graduates 7 External Links

History of Ball State

The campus was founded as a private school in 1899, but was bought by industrial family, the Ball Brothers and donated to the state of Indiana in 1918 to serve as a public school of higher education.

Colleges and Departments

• College of Applied Sciences and Technology
  • Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology
  • Department of Industry and Technology
  • Department of Military Science
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Physical education

• College of Architecture and Planning
  • Department of Architecture
  • Department of Landscape architecture
  • Department of Urban planning

• Miller College of Business
  • Department of Accounting
  • Bureau of Business Research
  • Center for Economic Education
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Finance and Insurance
  • Department of Information Systems and Operations Management
  • Department of Marketing and Management
  • Midwest Entrepreneurial Education Center

• College of Communication, Information, and Media
  • Department of Communication Studies
  • Center for Information and Communication Sciences
    • Applied Research Institute
    • Institute for Wireless Innovation
    • Human Factors Institute
    • Internetworking Academy
    • Software Testing Institute
  • Department of Journalism
  • Center for Media Design
  • Department of Telecommunications

College of Fine Arts

• Department of Art
• School of Music
• Department of Theatre and Dance
• Museum of Art

College of Science and Humanities

• Department of Anthropology
• Department of Biology
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
• Department of English
• Department of Geography
• Department of Geology
• Department of History
• Department of Mathematical Sciences
• Department of Modern Languages and Classics
• Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
• Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Department of Physics and Astronomy
• Department of Physiology and Health Sciences
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Psycological Science
• Department of Social work
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Speech pathology and Audiology

Teachers College

• Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
• Department of Educational Studies
• Department of Elementary Education
• Department of Educational Leadership
• Department of Educational Psychology
• Department of Special education

Athletics

Ball State competes in the NCAA Division IA and is part of the Mid-American Conference. Official School sports are as follows:

• Men's
  • Baseball
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Golf
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track & Cross country
  • Volleyball

• Women's
  • Field hockey
  • Gymnastics
  • Basketball
  • Golf
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track & Cross country
  • Volleyball

Historic Campus Names

• Muncie Normal School (1899)
• Indiana State Normal School, Eastern Division (1918)
• Ball State Teachers College (1927)
• Ball State University (1965)

Campus Facts (As of 2003)

• Area: 1,035 acres
• Buildings: 65
• Undergraduate baccalaureate degrees: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Bachelor of General Studies (B.G.S.), Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.), Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development (B.U.P.D.)
  • Undergraduate Enrollment: 18,000 (selective, capped)
  • Undergraduate male-fe4male ratio: 35-65
• Graduate degrees: Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Arts in Education (M.A.E.), Master of Music (M.M.), Master of Architecture II, Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Notable Ball State Graduates

• Jim Davis, cartoonist Garfield
• Joyce DeWitt, actor in Three's Company
• David Letterman, entertainer
• Anthony Montgomery, actor Star Trek: Enterprise
• John Schnatter, founder Papa John's Pizza restaurants
• Cynda Williams, actor Mo' Better Blues

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